Join a free waste facility tour
Sign up now to join a free tour of one or our waste facilities and you will see how your waste is turned into energy to help power thousands of homes across Oxfordshire.
We have two tours available – at the food waste processing facility in Wallingford and at the general (black bin) waste energy recovery facility (ERF) in Ardley.
Tour dates currently available:
General waste: energy recovery facility tour run by Viridor – tours take place in Ardley from 10am to 13:30pm:
- 2025 dates TBC
Food waste: anaerobic digestion facility tour run by Severn Trent Green Power – tours take place Wallingford from 10:30am to midday:
- 2025 dates TBC
How to register for a tour
If you wish to attend one of our waste facility tours, please email waste.team@southandvale.gov.uk or call 01235 422146 with the following information:
- the date and location of your preferred tour
- your full name
- your telephone number
- an emergency contact name and telephone number
- for the energy recovery facility tour, please provide with your boot size
Places on the tours are provided on a first come, first serve basis. We will let you know once your place is secure and will then contact you closer to the time with any site-specific information.
Contact us - Biffa
03000 610610
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)
c/o South Oxfordshire District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE
